Roof ‘came off’ after ‘mighty bang’
A neighbour heard a “mighty bang” and said the roof “came off” in an explosion and fire at a house in which a man died and a woman suffered serious injuries.
Emergency services were called to Cleat Hill in Bedford at about 07:00 BST on Saturday. The injured woman remains in hospital and some residents have yet to return to homes nearby.
A woman who lives in the area said she had thought the noise was something falling on her roof, or a car that had come off the road.
“I just heard the bang, I heard a mighty bang that was really massive – I’ve never heard anything like it,” she added.
The “whole roof” of the house “came off” in the explosion, she said.
“We weren’t allowed to go closer because it wasn’t safe.
“We were told to go back inside because they didn’t know what was going to happen,” she added.
“I left at about 8 o’clock last night and fire brigade have been there through the night.”
‘Very concerning’
She added that she had been told to call 101 to ask for updates on when it was safe to return to her home.
Bedfordshire Borough Council set up an emergency assistance centre for people who had to leave their homes.
In a post on X on Saturday, Bedfordshire Police wrote: “Inquiries are ongoing to identify the cause of the explosion and residents still in their homes should keep their windows open.
“We understand that this incident is very concerning for those who live in the vicinity and [we] are still advising for people to avoid the Cleat Hill area whilst work at the scene continues.”
The cause of the explosion and fire remains unclear.
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